New York IxDA

Message to the group

The IxDA New York City local group organizes monthly presentations and workshops for people interested in interaction design. Our events gather together a vibrant community of professionals who design interactive systems, services and products of all kinds: web, desktop, enterprise, mobile, consumer electronics, digitally-enhanced environments, and more. Our programming is created by a passionate group of local leader volunteers and realized through the generosity of speakers, sponsors, and host partners. While our events cater to the interaction design community, all are welcome.

EVENT DESCRIPTION:
When it comes to to finding a job in the user experience industry, there's a lot of heartache. There are the confusing acronyms (IxD, UX, IA, etc.), and the job descriptions (like "wireframe") that mean different things to different people. How does a person transition into the field? Are you selling yourself short? How many years of experience do you need? And how much should these jobs pay?

Join IxDA NYC for some interactive discussion and summer fun at the Shake Shack in Madison Square Park. Plus, meet the IxDA New York local leaders and give us your thoughts on our past, present and future programming! Look for our IxDA teal-colored balloons.

The event is open to everyone! Show up, enjoy some tasty summer treats, and help us enjoy some summer fun! Check out the Shake Shack’s menu here: http://www.shakeshacknyc.com

Attend this two day workshop to learn how to design for engagement and deliver more desirable products. Register for this session to learn about a wide range of visual design topics including how to use research and personas to guide visual choices, identifying experience attributes to drive engagement, and how visual properties can clarify interaction and information.Additional information: http://www.cooper.com/#training:visual_interface_designOnline registration: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/e/181252

Learn about personas and goal-directed design from the people who invented them! Register for this four day intensive, hands-on workshop to learn about developing a deep understanding of your users and concrete product concepts to create great customer experiences.Additional information: http://www.cooper.com/#training:interaction_designOnline registration: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/e/180970

Register for this 2-day class to explore techniques for collaborating effectively and
for communicating design among team members and stakeholders throughout
the project and product lifecycle. Find out more at http://www.cooper.com/#training:communicating_design.

How does someone who spends most
of his day in meetings and has ridiculously short deadlines satisfy one
of the most demanding clients on earth? How does he deal with technology
constraints, and work with subject matter that heats up and then cools
down? NYTimes.com Multimedia Editor Andrew DeVigal gives us a rare look
at how the interactive department of New York Times works, and shares
the basic questions he must ask -and answer- before anything goes
online.

Did you know our 43rd president was chosen because of a decision made about font size? Yes, in the general election in November 2000, thousands of voters did not vote as they intended because of the way their ballot was designed.

The customer experience for a retail banking or credit card consumer may have never been as bad as it now. The government did what it could to help an industry that basically imploded, intervening particularly on behalf of consumers to protect their rights. But by the time the dust settled, people’s faith in their banks, credit card companies, and lenders had been severely –and in many cases, irreparably– damaged. This unfortunately comes at a time when people need more help than ever with managing their finances and staying out of debt.

User First provides monthly education sessions on eye tracking and web analytics, minus the sales pitch. Workshop leader and UX advocate Leslie Chacon, founder of User First, will begin by explaining the technology of the equipment and methods of design, followed by the metrics and data that is delivered, plus a live demo with 1-2 volunteers from the audience.

A note from NYC UPA President Gloria Petron:

Leslie has assured me that neither she nor her colleagues wear lab coats, and that there are no electrodes involved at any time.

I would like to invite you to Design for Conversion in New York the 18th of
November.

Design for Conversion is an event that tries to bridge the
disciplines of psychology, design and marketing. After 3 successful
editions in Amsterdam and 1 in Cologne, the event will
be held in New York City. (This event is an initiative by Chi Netherlands and endorsed by IxDA Netherlands)

Summer's not over. There's still time left to play!
Join IxDA NYC for some interactive discussion and summer fun at the Shake Shack
in Madison Square Park on Wednesday, August 4th. Plus, meet the IxDA New York local leaders and
give us your thoughts on our past, present and future programming!

IxDA NYC is pleased to present two bodystorming workshops with Dennis
Schleicher on Saturday, August 7th. Bodystorming is a participatory method for demonstrating or
developing ideas in a physical setting. Team members will explore
ideas and interactions physically, using props such as maps or photos to
give a sense of place.

I volunteer for a Charity Kite Flying event called FlyNY which is sponsored by NY Parks and Recreation and Architecture for Humanity(http://afhny.org/) and I was hoping to recruit a volunteer or two to help me build a registration site. At the moment we doin't have very much support for web services and it would really help streamline the process if we could code our registration form ito web format and have a small database behind it.